HUMMER’s parent company General Motors is rolling out a new promotion for recent college graduates. New grads will now be eligible to receive ‘supplier pricing’ from GM, which is a decent discount – it’s the same discount that GM allows it’s employees to give out twice a month to a friend or family members. Here’s the FAQ: (more…)
Prior to the NFL draft where the St. Louis Rams selected Chris Long as their second overall pick, HUMMER named long as the “Top Rookie” for 2008. The honor comes with benefits: the keys to a brand new 2008 HUMMER H2.
Long received the keys on April 25th during a ceremony in Times Square. This is the third consecutive year that HUMMER has honored a player that it feels is ‘Like Nothing Else.”
“Chris Long is a rookie who truly exemplifies the spirit of HUMMER,” said Martin Walsh, general manager for HUMMER. “Not only does he showcase talent and courage on the gridiron, but he equally exhibits strong character off of the field, a perfect match for the HUMMER brand.”
The two previous NFL draft recipients of HUMMER vehicles were Brady Quinn in 2007, and Reggie Bush in 2006.
Photo Credit: Hypocritical AOL Post
Thanks to the videography by Jason Jacopian with Micron and some nice editing by HUMMER’s PR folks, we now have some footage of Team HUMMER at the Terrible’s Town 250 in Primm, NV.
Photo: John Pappenfort, Team HUMMER
Avis has an amusing new commercial featuring a minivan that is jealous of its owner’s rental experience with a HUMMER H3. Though, I’m sure some of those rental H3s have more fun than others. Enjoy the clip!
In a recent head-to-head test by Saudi Auto, one of the premier automotive magazines in the Middle East, the HUMMER H3 triumphed over the Toyota FJ Cruiser. The vehicles were taken to a test track that was specifically designed for testing four wheel drive vehicles at the Bahrain International Circuit in order to keep the obstacles fair.
The editors at Saudi Auto chose the HUMMER H3 over the Toyota FJ because of its increased off-road ability and interior refinement.
“We felt that the HUMMER H3 was particularly deserving of the Saudi Auto Editor’s Choice award for a number of reasons. It possesses a greater ability to cross rough terrain than its competitor, helped by its higher ground clearance and better approach and departure angles; it looks great, inside and outside; and it offers much equipment that is not available in its competitor,” said Bakur Azher, Publisher and Editor in Chief, Saudi Auto.
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HUMMER announced a partnership today with Tread Lightly which will provide grants to outdoor recreation sites for land use education and management, as well as trail maintenance. For years, HUMMER has worked in tandem with Tread Lightly to educate owners and operators how to minimize their environmental impact while enjoying nature. Now HUMMER has taken that relationship a step further.
“This partnership comes at a critical time, especially for recreation activities involving the use of off-highway vehicles,” said Tread Lightly’s executive director Lori McCullough. “These grants will help land management agencies implement their new travel management policies in a way that helps both recreationists and the great outdoors.” (more…)
My alarm clock went off at 3am this past Saturday morning. It was time to get ready for my ride in the #8111 HUMMER H2 SUT piloted by Josh Hall of Team HUMMER. After I zipped up my race suit (which I was told gave me an edge of 15 seconds over an inferno) and headed towards the parking lot. Since the Terrible’s Town 250 is held in Primm, NV, about 40 minutes outside of Vegas, my hotel was also a casino. If you’ve ever been in the area, you’ll know that there are more night owls out at 3am than early birds. The particular inebriated night owls I came across gave me enthusiastic high-fives and wished me luck. (more…)
Yesterday, Team HUMMER and Rod Hall Racing had an extremely successful day at the Terrible’s Town 250, making a complete sweep of the three stock-class races, and a strong finish in the safari-class.
The #3111 HUMMER H3 finished first in the stock-mini class, the #4111 HUMMER H3 Alpha finished first in the stock-full class, and the #8111 HUMMER H2 SUT finished first in the stock-full-truck class.
Also notable was Emily Miller’s inaugural race with Rod Hall Racing. Piloting the #1810 HUMMER H2, Miller placed second in the safari-class.
More on the Terrible’s 250, race-day (in the truck!) with Team HUMMER, and Emily Miller’s unique story come.
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Today’s contingency festivities allowed folks like Rod Hall, the top dog at Team HUMMER, a chance to meet and greet some fans and members of the media. But now that today is almost over – it’s time to think about the start of the Terrible’s Town 250 that starts early tomorrow morning.
Since Josh Hall’s #8111 HUMMER H2 SUT leaves the starting gate with me in it at 5:48 AM local time, this post will be fairly brief. 5:48 AM may not sound that early, but that means at 4:45 AM the trucks have to be staged with everyone inside, which means breakfast and getting the trucks ready at 4 AM, and getting up around 3:30 AM to get into my race suit. Now does it sound early?
Since Team HUMMER races the stock class, some inspections of the vehicles to insure the vehicles haven’t been modified beyond the rules were on order today. All of Team HUMMER’s race trucks went through that process fairly quickly today.
Co-driver Sam Cothrun went over my job responsibilities for the race. Safety first – he showed me all the fire extinguisher locations and a few emergency pull switches that are reserved for larger fire concerns. Then I learned where the jack was secured and how to remove the spare tire in case of a blow-out mid-race. During the race it will be my responsibility to keep and eye in the specially placed, huge rear-view mirror for any other competitors coming up behind us, and communicate any other concerns via our in-helmet communications system. If others in the race don’t feel like moving over to allow another competitor to pass, it’s fairly customary to give that racer a ‘love-tap’ to the rear end. However at high speeds, this can be a debilitating move for some.
If you want to track the progress of the #8111 car, or the entire 8100 class to see the competition, check out Terrible’s 250 tracking site which is now live. The next time I post we should have the official race results – stay tuned!
The purpose of a pre-run event in any off-road race is so racers and their crew can get an idea of what they’re for in the next day or two. Today was the pre-run for the Terrible’s 250 – and I was along for the ride with Team HUMMER.
The actual race trucks aren’t typically used unless they require some additional testing before the race, so we piled into a stock, yellow, 2008 HUMMER H2. You may be asking yourself the same thing I did – ‘I thought they didn’t make yellow H2s in 2008?’ They didn’t. This was one of the engineering trucks that was pre-production, before the decision came down to ax the color for upcoming model year. Although it was a stock vehicle, some adjustments and additions had been done to the suspension – and for good reason.
The difference between off-road driving and off-road racing is immediately apparent. Instead of slowing down when leaving the payment, that first feeling of dirt underneath the tires triggers our driver to rapidly accelerate down what is the start our 84 mile (1 lap) pre-run. The race starts out quick and with a little laughter when one of the guys in the front turns on the A/C only to fill the entire cabin with a sudden burst of blinding and cough inducing dust. The dust in the lines is presumably left over from the San Felipe 250. Our driver today is Thad Stump, an expert engineer that focuses on racing for General Motors at their Arizona proving grounds. Sitting shotgun and taking in course details was Chad Hall, pilot of the 2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha. Chad makes special note of certain obstacles that may require extra attention come race day.
The ride is surprisingly (relatively) smooth considering the terrain and our speed. For wash-board style gravel roads, the H2 we’re in easily glides along at a steady pace. Our average speed for the pre-run was 28 MPH, which included pulling over for several buggy-style racers that were pushing a little harder during the pre ‘fun’ run. 28 MPH may not sound very fast, but that’s over terrain that most vehicles can’t go over, and most non racing off-road drivers would typically crawl over.
That’s not to say we didn’t move quickly. On what I would consider a rough dirt road we were hitting speeds of around 65 MPH. Our top speed was 96 MPH (this particular vehicle’s top speed) over a dried lake bed that was relatively smooth. There was one small on-road portion that for pre-run purposes was limited to 45mph, but race day, anything goes. According to Chad, his brother Josh set the Racing H2 speed record during that portion when he hit 116 MPH.
Tomorrow is the last day before the race, when the last few details and inspections are completed. More to come – stay tuned!
